i got a mate who needs a clutch doing in his 2.3 gallexy and was wondering if anyones done one before and how difficult is it compared to a erst gearbox

looks like its gotta come out the bottom and i think its a VW engine fitted to it,

all help and advice would be cool

 

Easy enough, though heavy. Be careful

 

2.3 engine is the RS2000 engine but 2.3

The only VW engine was the VR6, as its shared with the VW sharan

 

its the same style as a vw engine , inlet at the front zorst at the rear and looks like a vr6 engine

its got a clutch release bearing issue , wont select gear as its not releasing the clutch

just wondering does the hydro clutch fluid feed from the brake fluid or it there another resivoir

its a nice car, shit i must be getting old

deffo aint a rs2000 engine though

 

Me and the missus have a 2.3 zetec Galaxy
and the engine aint what you describe m8
ours is basically a RS2000 lookalike

 

im telling you its a 2.3 and dont have a efi inlet

its got that manifold looking thing like the VW engines, same type of LOOK as the seat 1.8 16v engines

take a piccy of yours and ill tell ya if its the same

i aint got me camera with me


back on topic, anyone care to answer the questions , i really dont care what engine it is btw , was just saying what it looks like and i thought it was

 

ok the oil filler cap aint in the same location and the front of the engine has the metal thing like the 16v golf engines have

is that the wrong engine then

the oil filler cap is hooooge and its in the middle on the engine bay/ gearbox side if engine

 

the early galaxy had the I4 lump in it, think this is where the confusion is coming from, they have changed now

 

well i dont know what a i4 lump is

its got a personal plate on it too so dont know the year, at a guess i would sat P reg ish

 

as above the wife has a 96 1.9 tdi engined galaxy and the box needs replacing looks like a golf engine anyone know wot box is in them?

 

I have heard there was a 2.3 V6, i have never seen one though but it may be what you have.

Engines were 2.3 I4 RS2000 lump, 2.0 SOHC VW PB engine ala golf GTI, 1.9 tdi vw engine & the 2.8 VR6 golf engine.

It is a big box though as has been said, the clutch feed is from the brake reservior and the slave cylinder is part of the release bearing i think.

You'll have to take the battery out as the mount is under there, the shafts will have allen key bolts and the linkage is cable so no real troubles there.

 

These are without doubt the WORST cars Ive ever worked on (Sharans) In terms of shit you're going to deal with, Id pay someone else.

 

500 quid to change a clutch

so i thought if its similer to a xr2 gearbox then i would give it a shot as the guys done me a hoooge favour

 

Well I can only speak from experience. But we were doing 6 hours labour on Sharans. You have to BOLT the engine support to the front wings due to the steep angle the bonnet sits at. Battery and battery tray out just for starters.

Proper Proper Wanker job

 

what about out the bottom as from the top does loom a cooont and so i wasnt gonna domit that way

if it is a coont then ill just wait for another time he needs a favour like fitting a stereo and do that for him

he payed 400 quid for it ya see

 

fookinell man , there a pretty straight forward job, done loads and loads now , i work in the VW group and think the sharn/galaxy/alhambra are an easy vehicle to work on, a clutch change by the book is 4.7 hours , less than 3 in reality to do with a bit of experiance , tho the VR6 variant is a bit of a pig,

but to answer the Q, not too bad to do

 

ok remove from top or bottom then

i got access to a pit aswell as top access

 

bottom , mount in battery tray tho dont forget, and the engine will need to be supported from on top

 

kool, got a block and tackle for that

cheers for ya help

btw whats the clutch actually cost

 

Behave will ya! Im VW trained. And they are shite. Ever changed the Ecu on one? Sodding Dash out! What about the fooking Pollen filter And Plug change on a VR6 Sharan.

Nothings impossible, but not much bloody fun either.

I'll admit though that I really dont care about them. Probably started when they had that brake recall issue a few years back. Much prefered doing Golfs and Polos

 

come on how very wrong man, dash clocks out ... yes , not the dash , late type are next to the battery


early ones are a piece of piss man, later type charcoal impregnated are even thicker - slightly more difficult but no need to remove anythin extra

fairs fair - hold my hands up to that one

 

Re : The ECU. Oldish car. One of the first IIRC (remeber this was 98) The bracket that holds it in broke. So like you say normally clocks out. But when the bracket breaks, you cant get a screwdriver (even a stubby) in to undo it. So we had the entire dash out to change a stupid bracket.

Oh and dont get me started on their in-ability to keep rain water outside the car.

You're very defensive about these heaps of crap. Do you work for VW? We were forever saying "Stupid Ford design" and the guys down the road at Fords were probably saying "Stupid VW design"

 

conveniance unit under the seat in 4" of water ? dont know what your on about

cars a cars m8, some you get on with , some you dont - and yes i do work within the VW group